The International Literacy Association (ILA) offers the following awards and grants.

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Name

Candidate Type

Deadline (Month/Day)

Advocacy Award
State and provincial councils that demonstrate how they are working to affect educational policy and legislation through effective advocacy at the local, state/provincial, and/or national levels

Council/Affiliate

12/15

Award of Excellence
Awarded to state and provincial associations that have distinguished themselves through organizing and implementing a wide range of programs and activities in their state or province that (a) serve and support councils and members, (b) contribute to education, and (c) coincide with and support the programs and goals of the Association

Council/Affiliate

12/15

Celebrate Literacy Award
Organizations, institutions, and individuals that have made significant literacy contributions at the local, state, or provincial level are nominated by ILA member councils

Exemplary Reading Program Award
State and Provincial Exemplary Reading Program Award Committees accept applications from public, private, charter, and parochial schools where at least one staff member is an ILA member for outstanding reading and language arts programs at all grade levels

These grants are suspended until further notice pending available funding.

Helen M. Robinson Grant
ILA member doctoral students apply for this grant to assist at the early stages of dissertation research in the areas of reading and literacy

Student (Doctoral)

01/15

Honor Council Program
Local, student and special interest ILA councils apply for this award that recognizes well-rounded programs serving the council members, the community, the state/provincial association or affiliate, and ILA.

Council/Affiliate

12/15

ILA Conference Scholarship Fund
ILA members who work in low-income areas or are affected by natural disasters may apply for funding to attend ILA's annual conference

Local Community Service Award
Local, student, or special interest ILA councils apply for this award for outstanding service to their communities and literacy

Council/Affiliate

12/15

Maryann Manning Special Service Award
ILA members apply or are nominated by peers for this award, given annually to a member who has demonstrated a lifelong commitment of distinguished service in the field of literacy

Teacher

01/15

National Affiliate Conference Grants
ILA national affiliates in good standing located in the countries the World Bank classifies as "economically developing" apply for grants for preconference planning, actual conferences expenses, and/or postconference

Council/Affiliate

These grants are suspended until further notice pending available funding.

Travel Grants for Educators
ILA or Affiliate members apply for these grants to support educators from any country to attend Association-sponsored meetings that are held outside the educators' own continent

Teacher

12/31

William S. Gray Citation of Merit
ILA members who have made outstanding contributions to multiple facets of literacy development—research, theory, practice, and policy—apply or are nominated by a peer for this award